University of Vermont program aims to build public confidence in higher education 

February 26, 2024

NPR — University of Vermont students are providing hands-on help to rural towns in the state. It’s part of a trend to help build bridges between higher education and rural communities.

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Students and parents voice frustration over delays in FAFSA applications

February 26, 2024

AP NEWS —  For many students, the excitement of being accepted into their first-choice college is being tempered this year by a troublesome uncertainty over whether they’ll get the financial aid they need to attend.

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US Education Department reduces FAFSA verification requirements for aid applicants following delays

February 20, 2024

THE HILL — The Department of Education announced new ways it is supporting colleges to ensure they can easily process its delayed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms Tuesday.

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Opinion: Colleges should eliminate decision deadlines following FAFSA delays

February 20, 2024

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER — The high school Class of 2024 faces yet another obstacle: a long delay in the process by which universities assess students’ eligibility for critical federal, state, and institutional financial aid.

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Colorado College president L. Song Richardson to step down and return to UC Irvine Law faculty

February 20, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — After three years as president of Colorado College, L. Song Richardson is stepping down to focus on scholarly work.

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Why some Americans believe the value of higher education does not justify the cost

February 12, 2024

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — This is an unsteady moment for higher education, and amid the pandemic aftershocks, demographic pressures, and self-inflicted wounds, we will definitely see more colleges close or restructure with layoffs — even colleges with recognizable names.

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US Education Department releases plan to help students following delay of new FAFSA form

February 12, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than a month after the Education Department’s rocky launch of its new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the agency on Monday detailed new plans to support colleges struggling to accommodate a series of delays and hitches. But the plan didn’t go as far as many college and university administrators were hoping.

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Opinion: Following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action, students should look beyond ‘elite’ schools

February 12, 2024

THE HECHINGER REPORT — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions last June fueled heated debates and raised questions about the distribution of opportunities to attend highly selective education institutions.

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How admissions deadlines have been affected by the delay of new FAFSA form

February 12, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — A week after the Education Department announced that colleges and universities would not receive student financial aid information until mid-March, institutions are beginning to adjust their own timelines accordingly.

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Opinion: Harvard Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen discusses the challenges to academic freedom

February 5, 2024

NEW YORKER — As the Israel-Hamas war provokes claims about unacceptable speech, the ability to debate difficult subjects is in renewed peril.

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